Cork-extractor.



E. JACQUBMIN. CORK EXTRAGTOR.

Arrmonxon FILED AUG. 5, 191s.

Patent-,ed Abr. 28, 19mv UNiTED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.l

EUGENE JAGQUEMIN, or KENT. WASHINGTON.

coEKfExTRAoToR. I

To all fuflmf/ii it may concern.

Be it known that I, EUGENE J ACQUEMIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kent. in the county of King and Sta-te ot llfiisl'iiiigton, have invented' new and useful improvements in Cork-Extractors, ot whichprovision of a device of this character wherein a cork when inserted in a bottleneck can be readily and easily removed Without requiring excessive exertion on the part of the user, nor mutilating the cork when drawn from the bottle neck.

Another object of' the invention is the provision of" a device of this character wherein the handle portion is of novel forni so as to be capable of use for removing metal caps from bottle necks.

' A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein a cork can be extracted from the neck of a bottle on the turning action of the device, thereby obviating the necessity of pulling the cork from the bottle neck as is usual.

A still further object of the -inventionis theprovision of a device of. this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its-purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully-described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device yconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary yvertical sectional view through a bottle showing the device applied for removing the cork from the bottle neck. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View of a bottle with a metal cap showing the device appliedfor removin said cap. Fig. 4; isa side elevation of t e device.

specification of Letters Patent. .Patented Apr. 28, 1914. Application led August 5. 1913. Serial No. 783,109. i

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding vparts throughouttheseveral views in the drawing. v

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the device comprises a pair of spaced legs 5 and 6, the latter being of greater length than the leg 5, and both of which have flattened' portions 7. The inner ends of the legs are joined-to a twisted portion 10 which connects a looped handle 11 therewith, the same being formed with bights 12 providing jaws arranged in juxtaposition 'with respect to each other and projected-into the looped handle 11 as shown. The legs 5 and 6 are curved outwardly as at 8 and 9 respectively, beyond opposite sides of the plane of the looped handle, so thatthey will serve to'lift a coi-k when the legs,are inserted betweenthc bottle neck and the said cork and the extractor is twisted for the loosening of the' 11 is adapted to be engaged with a metal cap l wardly on the legs 5A and 6 the cap will he removed from the bottle neck.

When the device is used as a cork extractor the legs 5 and 6 are inserted between a cork 14 and the neck 15 of the bottle, the leg'G being longer than the leer 5 permits the initial insertion of the said leg 6 between the cork and the bottle neck, and after these lees have been inserted the proper distance within the bottle neck the looped handle. is grasped and turned,.thereby loosenin and removing the cork from the bottle nec From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted. I

What is claimed is 1. A cork extractor comprisin a'pair of spaced resilient legs and a han le, both of said' legs being outwardly curvedrinreverse directions to each other at opposite sidesv of vthe plane of the handle, one of said legs .be-

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUG-ENE JACQUEMIN.

Witnessesz' W. T. HATT, T. W. BAssETT. 

